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The Rock may have started his career as a wrestler but he has decided to pursue other endeavors and needless to say, it’s been a very lucrative decision.
Forbes recently named Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as the top-grossing actor of 2013. This year, Johnson starred in films like Fast & Furious 6, G.I. Joe and Pain & Gain.
The former wrestler grossed $1.3 billion this year.
Forbes produced its rundown by tallying the worldwide box office hauls of all movies released during the past calendar year. Downey Jr came in second with $1.2bn courtesy of his only film of 2013, Iron Man 3. Steve Carell was named third on the list with $964m from the hugely successful animated sequel Despicable Me 2 and indie also-rans The Way Way Back and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
Fast & Furious 6 stars Diesel and Walker came in fourth and sixth, with $887m and $789m respectively. Diesel surpassed his late co-star because he also starred in sci-fi sequel Riddick in 2013.
The top-grossing female star, according to Forbes, was Sandra Bullock, in fifth place overall. Hit films Gravity and The Heat helped her secure a total box office haul of $862m.
Canadajournal/Agencies
